A record-breaking number of participants took part in the latest World Zionist Congress elections, with over 238,000 individuals casting their votes, according to the American Zionist Movement (AZM), which oversaw the process.
This vote plays a crucial role in deciding how billions of dollars in funding are distributed annually to Jewish and Israeli institutions and programs.
The election, which was conducted online over an eight-week period and concluded yesterday, saw nearly double the number of voters compared to the 2020 elections, AZM reported.
The final tally will also include several thousand paper ballots submitted by mail, with official results expected in the coming weeks.

The Israeli cabinet has resolved to postpone the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the circumstances that enabled the October 7th massacre, opting to delay action despite Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s insistence that an immediate decision was needed.
In a formal communication addressed to the Prime Minister and other ministers, Baharav-Miara emphasized that “a state commission of inquiry is the proper mechanism considering the issues discussed, the commission’s authority, and its expertise.”
Nevertheless, the cabinet dismissed the recommendation, citing the current military escalation in Gaza as justification for holding off on a probe. “Now is not the time to investigate,” the ministers concluded in their decision.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday repeatedly invoked the Constitution and said it is what “binds us all together” after receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Pence received the award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election. The award recognizes Pence “for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021,” the JFK Library Foundation said. “To forge a future together, we have to find common ground,” Pence said. “I hope in some small way my presence here tonight is a reminder that whatever differences we may have as Americans, the Constitution is the common ground on which we stand.

A Jewish man from Turkey has been taken into custody after traveling to Israel in April, according to a report by the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS).
Umut Ataseven, 29, who had been employed as a visa and passport officer for Turkish Airlines at Istanbul Airport, spent several days in Israel as a tourist from April 6 through April 12. While there, he uploaded a photo to social media showing himself posing with an Israeli flag in Tel Aviv.
The image sparked backlash on X, with users falsely claiming that Ataseven was an Israeli national, a soldier in the IDF, and involved in what they described as a “genocide” being carried out in Gaza.

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A radar and communication outage at Newark Liberty International Airport left air traffic controllers blind and deaf for a harrowing minute and a half, according to a source who spoke with The New York Post. The cause was reportedly a burnt copper wire that shorted out a critical system.
The breakdown, which occurred on April 28, incapacitated the Federal Aviation Administration’s control capabilities and has since led several air traffic controllers at the Philadelphia operations center to take leave due to psychological distress, according to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).

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A teenager who admitted being “addicted to speed” behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan at 112 mph (180 kph) in a Seattle suburb, killing the driver and three of the five children she was transporting for a homeschool co-op. After sentencing Chase Daniel Jones last month to more than 17 years in prison, the judge tacked on a novel condition should he drive again: His vehicle must be equipped with a device that prevents accelerating far beyond the speed limit. Virginia this year became the first state to give its judges such a tool to deal with the most dangerous drivers on the road. Washington, D.C., already is using it and similar measures await governors’ signatures in Washington state and Georgia.